Publications by authors named "F Mghirbi"
COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance and Its Associated Factors among Cancer Patients in Tunisia.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev
November 2021
Background: Vaccination is the most effective way to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and to protect people who have a higher risk of developing severe illness and death from COVID-19 such as cancer patients. We aimed in this study to determine the acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccination of the Salah Azaiez Institute (SAI) of cancer of Tunisia patients and to identify its associated factors.
Methods: It was a cross sectional study about patients admitted to the SAI for treatment during the month of February 2021.
Article Synopsis
- * A 37-year-old patient experienced abdominal pain, weight loss, and poor performance status, which led to imaging revealing a recto sigmoid tumor and metastases.
- * After diagnosis via colonoscopy and histological examination, the patient underwent surgery, including a transverse colon resection and right orchiectomy, confirming invasive adenocarcinoma with metastasis to the testis and liver.